SOC 35-3011 · Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations · May 2025

How much do Bartenders make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $29,830. The 10th percentile is $22,870 and the 90th percentile is $62,870. Employment is 1,680.

Median annual wage

$29,830

10th percentile
$22,870
25th percentile
$24,790
Median
$29,830
75th percentile
$42,680
90th percentile
$62,870
Mean
$36,900

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Bartenders, the published 10th percentile is $22,870 and the 90th percentile is $62,870. The difference is $40,000, which is 134.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $24,790 to the 75th at $42,680, covers $17,890.

The mean annual wage is $36,900, which sits above the median of $29,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH median is 13.1% lower than the national median of $34,340 for Bartenders. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,181, which is 6.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.4% lower than the Ohio median of $30,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Bartenders at $32,181 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

35 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Bartenders. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 18th of 36 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Springfield, OH is 20 miles away, with a median of $28,440 and employment of 160. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,432, against $32,181 here.
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 55 miles away, with a median of $34,240 and employment of 5,870. That median is 14.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,902, against $32,181 here.
  • Lima, OH is 65 miles away, with a median of $30,270 and employment of 220. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,757, against $32,181 here.

Employment share

Bartenders accounts for 0.45% of wage-and-salary employment in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH (1,680 of 372,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (756,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.93 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Bartenders make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Bartenders in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is $29,830. The 10th percentile is $22,870 and the 90th percentile is $62,870. Employment is 1,680.

How does that compare with the national median for Bartenders?

The local median is 13.1% lower than the national median of $34,340.

What is Bartenders pay in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $29,830 is $32,181. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH compare with nearby metros for Bartenders?

Springfield, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $28,440. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 18th of 36 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.